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US military kills three people in boat strike in eastern Pacific
Without offering details or evidence, US Southern Command describes the people killed as ‘narco-terrorists’
The US military said on Tuesday it had struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three people, in the latest such attack that rights groups label as “extrajudicial killings” and Washington describes as targeting “narco-terrorists”.
US Southern Command posted about the strike on social media Tuesday evening, alleging that the vessel struck on Tuesday was operated by “Designated Terrorist Organizations” that it did not identify.
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Guardian staff and agencies · Tue, May 5, 2026, 6:45 PM
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Without offering details or evidence, US Southern Command describes the people killed as ‘narco-terrorists’
The US military said on Tuesday it had struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three people, in the latest such attack that rights groups label as “extrajudicial killings” and Washington describes as targeting “narco-terrorists”.
US Southern Command posted about the strike on social media Tuesday evening, alleging that the vessel struck on Tuesday was operated by “Designated Terrorist Organizations” that it did not identify.
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